ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[corex2]

Psu is fine, it powers the gtx280 in the second slot no problem? any more ideas ??

Just a guess: sounds to me like one of the 12V rails on your power supply is overloaded and shutting down. You may need a bigger/better supply for this graphics card.

Really wild guess: did you attach the auxiliary 6-pin power cable to the video card? This card draws more than 75W which is the maximum the PCI-e connector will supply.

[Daimao]

Hello, I have a Q9450 (8*358Mhz) I wonder if I can increase the multiplier to 9?

[Marvin_The_Martian]

Question, are people here running the 8gb black dragon kit on this board? I'm running 4x1gb regular ( red ihs ) geil sticks atm but I need more ram in both this system as my other one so I'm about to order the black dragon kit so I can move this 4x1 to the other system and put the black dragon here. The manual/page says 8gb is supported, but there is no qualified vendor list I can find so I'm aksing you all.

Already looked if I could afford a new mobo, the increase in possible fsb would make it worthwhile but I can't spend the money atm. This will be my christmas gift for myself if I hear it will do fine

To answer my own question it works fine

Hello, I have a Q9450 (8*358Mhz) I wonder if I can increase the multiplier to 9?

Nope.

[rotNdude]

I apologize in advance if this has already been posted in this excellent 300+ page thread. Did ASUS ever release a BIOS after version 2004 that allowed you to increase the multiplier for an extreme edition CPU (QX67000)?

[pr33tz]

Hi guys, can anyone help me please?

I've just swapped out my E6600 for a Q9450 and updated my BIOS to 2801. I'm trying to install Vista but I keep getting 'memory management' BSOD and sometimes it just restarts after a BSOD (too quickly to read the exact errors).

I've ran the Memory Diagnostics tools and it says my memory is fine. I even replaced the RAM with another pair but still it crashes. I was reading this thread and someone suggested trying to increase the voltage on the RAM so I increased it to 2.0v but still no joy .

Is there a way of knowing whether it's the CPU or the BIOS that's causing the problem?

So far I know it's not the GPU, RAM or HD.

I'm using:

P5W DH Deluxe (2801)
Q9450
2GB OCZ
320GB HD
7800GTX

Thanks in advance guys!

[mikepaul]

I'm using:

P5W DH Deluxe (2801)
Q9450
2GB OCZ
320GB HD
7800GTX

Did you reset all the BIOS settings to AUTO before trying things? The old settings that worked OK with the E6600 might need tweaking...

[pr33tz]

Did you reset all the BIOS settings to AUTO before trying things? The old settings that worked OK with the E6600 might need tweaking...

Yeah, I reset the BIOS to default settings before trying. I reset the jumpers to clear the CMOS but didn't remove the battery. Would that make a difference?

[mikepaul]

Yeah, I reset the BIOS to default settings before trying. I reset the jumpers to clear the CMOS but didn't remove the battery. Would that make a difference?

Since things are going badly, take the time to do that again with the battery pulled. Even if it doesn't help, it's one less thing to wonder about later.

My Q9450 worked OK with most stuff at AUTO, but I *believe* I put the memory setting back to the 4-4-4-12 manual that I had been using at 2.1V. Perhaps you also need to set the FSB at 290 like I have to. However, my PC rebooted after a few minutes running Windows, not right at the start like you...

[mikepaul]

Not having a lot of luck on the support front. Each time I contact a new support technician (up to #3 now), I hear encoraging talk of how the 1.02G issue will be looked into, then nothing. If I had to guess, the eager support people go ask about 1.02G then they are told it would be expensive to admit the problems and to ignore any questions.

I'll wait another week on the current guy, then seek another way to get ASUS to at least tell us that the 1.02G version is no longer supported and to please go buy another ASUS board...

[Total Hype]

I have a q9550 along with an asus p5w dh of course. Everything is fine except it always stays at 2.83ghz even when at idle. My old q6700 would adjust depending on system demand. I have set Current power plan to balanced and auto settings on all in the bios. Anything else I need to do or any suggestions??

Thanks

Oh, running vista 64, sp1

[Tamerlane]

Not having a lot of luck on the support front. Each time I contact a new support technician (up to #3 now), I hear encoraging talk of how the 1.02G issue will be looked into, then nothing. If I had to guess, the eager support people go ask about 1.02G then they are told it would be expensive to admit the problems and to ignore any questions.

I'll wait another week on the current guy, then seek another way to get ASUS to at least tell us that the 1.02G version is no longer supported and to please go buy another ASUS board...

Are these 3 techs at the same level or have you tried a supervisor? I don't envy you going through this hassle but I sure hope your persistence pays off.

Maybe I'm naive but I think since ASUS already declared P5WDH BIOS support for new processors they should follow through.

[mikepaul]

Are these 3 techs at the same level or have you tried a supervisor? I don't envy you going through this hassle but I sure hope your persistence pays off.

Maybe I'm naive but I think since ASUS already declared P5WDH BIOS support for new processors they should follow through.

They are just the guys that answer the phone (eventually) when you call for tech support. They keep going off to ask about the issue, then I never hear from them again.

And yes, one of them DID say that not being able to run the Q9450 reliably at stock settings was grounds to replace the motherboard, but I'm now thinking that I will be told otherwise by someone who knows how much that policy will cost given the number of 1.02G boards out there...

[<<HANNIBAL>>]

My p5w can do 8*400 but I can't get into windows when I'm on 400*9 with

1.5 Vcore?? my e6600 is l641f ..should I try 1.55?


My Settings:
Performance Mode: Auto
PCI Express Frequency: 100
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode: 33.33
Memory Voltage: 2.2
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.4V
MCH Chipset Voltage: 1.65V
ICH Chipset Voltage: 1.05V
Hyper Path 3: Disabled
Timings by SPD
C1E: Disable
EIST: Disable

rev 1.04G bios :2801

Thanks

it should run at 1.5 Vcore
My E6600 can run 3.6 at 1.5 vcore and 3.9 at about 1.55-1.575

[Pawelek]

I'd like to ask whether rev. 1.03g has also problems with adjusting voltage below 1.4V ?
Thanks in advance

[clip]

omg keep this board going guys...

: D

[w2richwood]

Hi guys, can anyone help me please?

I've just swapped out my E6600 for a Q9450 and updated my BIOS to 2801. I'm trying to install Vista but I keep getting 'memory management' BSOD and sometimes it just restarts after a BSOD (too quickly to read the exact errors).

I've ran the Memory Diagnostics tools and it says my memory is fine. I even replaced the RAM with another pair but still it crashes. I was reading this thread and someone suggested trying to increase the voltage on the RAM so I increased it to 2.0v but still no joy .

Is there a way of knowing whether it's the CPU or the BIOS that's causing the problem?

So far I know it's not the GPU, RAM or HD.

I'm using:

P5W DH Deluxe (2801)
Q9450
2GB OCZ
320GB HD
7800GTX

Thanks in advance guys!

try with just one stick of ram and bump the nb up
Rich

[Tamerlane]

I'd like to ask whether rev. 1.03g has also problems with adjusting voltage below 1.4V ?
Thanks in advance

I don't remember seeing this confirmed in my searches on the problem. 1.04 does adjust voltages with new CPUs and 1.02 does not, but maybe someone else here can confirm about 1.03.

[Yolanda]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ress,2095.html

New and I think the last review of our P5W DH.
They compare perfomance of i975 in Crossfire to new P45 and X48. And perfomance of i975 memory controller is very strong outperforming X48-DDR2
So in many cases it makes P5W to be a leader even with lowered Crossfire bandwith on it, then 8x PCI-E slot is 4 times slower than 16x PCI-E 2.0 on X48.

[mcallan]

Hi,

I try to update my bios on my P5WDH and it fails
2004 to a more recent version (i tried with all versions and last 2801)

Because i want to update my CPU.

I try by 3 methods
Alt - F2 and a usb key with P5WDH.rom
result : Failed to flash

form bios with Ez utility 2:
result : bios data does not match the file content

from cd-rom .iso (afudos)
result : block data does not match file 0x000F0000

Can you help me ?

Best regards

Allan

N.B sorry , i am not sure that it is the good place for this question, but i wish that a expert can reply

[MINIz guy]

Oh somebody please reply! I am trying to same thing, going form 2206 to 2801 and have failed both Alt - F2 and EZ Utility 2 methods with a USB Flash drive!

[EB-1]

I just updated the BIOS today to 2801 from a USB flash drive by using the EZ flash utility. I'm not sure which BIOS was present - perhaps 2704? However, the BIOS upgrade did not solve my problem.

I am using an E7200 on the P5W DH 1.04G. Unfortunately there is no way to change the core voltage with this CPU to anything but "AUTO." Default core voltage is 1.05V so OC > 3GHz is impossible. The same CPU runs fine in other boards at 3.6-3.8 GHz. The CPU I previoulsy used in the P5W is an original E6700 from 2006. That CPU works fine and it is possible to change the core voltage. Is it just impossible to change the voltage because the E7200 is too new a CPU for the P5W DH? Thanks.

[tomcug]

EB-1, this is a frequent issue with our board. You should flash using this procedure:

EITHER Flash using AFUDOS and the tags "afudos /i****.rom /p /b /n /c" (without quotes) , then clear cmos as the manual describes [Credit - OPB] OR Disable Speedstep and Enhanced C1 Control in the Cpu Configuration section of the BIOS. [Credit - DjLeco]

and then remove both battery and jumper to have full CMOS clear. I think this should help you.

[mikepaul]

I am using an E7200 on the P5W DH 1.04G. Unfortunately there is no way to change the core voltage with this CPU to anything but "AUTO." Default core voltage is 1.05V so OC > 3GHz is impossible. The same CPU runs fine in other boards at 3.6-3.8 GHz. The CPU I previoulsy used in the P5W is an original E6700 from 2006. That CPU works fine and it is possible to change the core voltage. Is it just impossible to change the voltage because the E7200 is too new a CPU for the P5W DH? Thanks.

Well, I'd say reboot the PC a few times, since EVENTUALLY you get non-AUTO settings on any CPU. Your 45nm E7200 would be an issue on a 1.02G board, but your 1.04G should be OK...

[BigMonty]

I have a P5W DH Deluxe rev 1.02G board and recently acquired an E8600 cpu. After flashing to 2801 and installing the chip I noticed i was also unable to set lower voltage values in the bios.

Then I downloaded and installed the latest Asus AI Overclock utility. To my surprise I was able to set lower voltage values through the utility than through the bios. After re-booting the system posted 4ghz as if it was taking the new lower voltage. I went into the bios and notice the voltage value was 1.4 (not the value I set) but it was highlighted differently. My system was not stable but I have yet to do any further tweaking.

I would think the bios should at least report the values set by their overclocking utility. Is the utility a backdoor to setting up the bios on these older rev boards? Is it advisable to continue down this road?

[mikepaul]

I would think the bios should at least report the values set by their overclocking utility. Is the utility a backdoor to setting up the bios on these older rev boards? Is it advisable to continue down this road?

First off, a 45nm CPU in a 1.02G board is stuck for now with AUTO or nothing. Even then, I have to cut back the FSB from 333 to 290 so my Q9450 doesn't crash within minutes of booting.

Do you CRASH at AUTO, or is it just that you'd prefer to set the voltages?...